In the last month I've begun to notice slow downs with my Intel SSD. It hasn' been trimmed in probably 3+ months (maybe even more) so that's probably a big reason why. The funny thing is slow for this SSD is like a fresh load on a Mechanical drive in terms of speed.

Gonna have to reinstall the MS AHCI driver tonight and run the ssd toolbox and see if that helps.

I've noticed the same with my SSD. I haven't had time to check it out though...

Some required reading for SSD owners (sorry if this has already been posted)

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Originally Posted by Corsair forums

How to enable TRIM Command in Windows 7 with a Solid State Drive

To enable or disable TRIM Command, you will need to open an Elevated Command Prompt window.

How To Open an Elevated Command Prompt window: Click on Start Orb > Type "CMD.exe" in Search box > Right click on "CMD" and select "Run as Administrator" (If you receive a prompt confirmation, click YES)

There is one way to fix this, although you need to have knowledge of registry editing. The detailed steps from Microsoft are as follows:

1.Exit all Windows-based programs.
2.Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
3.If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
4.Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServicesM sahci
5.In the right pane, right-click Start in the Name column, and then click Modify.
6.In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.
7.On the File menu, click Exit to close Registry Editor.

After this you’ll have to restart your computer, go to BIOS and enable AHCI. When you log in to Windows again, you’ll notice the installation of drivers for AHCI. Another restart will be required to finish the driver installation.

These steps are provided at your own risk and not suggested unless you know and understand the risks. You will want to make sure the controller driver and MB BIOS support this option before you enable it .

I enabled AHCI after W7 install using the above method and it worked fine.